# Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 49: Public records.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Material which is comprised in public records within the meaning of the Public Records Act 1958, the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 or the Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 , or in Welsh public records (as defined in the the Government of Wales Act 2006), which are open to public inspection in pursuance of that Act, may be copied, and a copy may be supplied to any person, by or with the authority of any officer appointed under that Act, without infringement of copyright.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-49
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